GROUP´S RECENT AND CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS

2018-2019. Governance strategy for the marine spaces of the Natura 2000 Network – LIFE-IP INTEMARES – Integrated, Innovative and Participatory Management for N2000 network in the Marine Environment

2018-2019. Organization of a symposium on recreational marine fisheries and launching a code of good practice in Spain (SICORE) – Fundación Biodiversidad.

2016-2017. Fish with art: responsible fishing in your kitchen – Asociación Columbares – City Council of Cartagena.

2016-2017. Monitoring vermetid platforms in the littoral of the Region of Murcia – D.G. Environment – Regional Ministry for Agriculture, Water and the Environment – Autonomous Government of Murcia

2016-2019. Advancing marine conservation in the European and contiguous seas (MarCons) – COST Action CA15121

2015-2018. ABundance, HAbitat selection, behavioural syndromes and COnnectivity patterns in Mediterranean apex predators (ABHACO2DE) – Fundación Séneca 19516/PI/14 – Autonomous Government of Murcia

2014-2017. Mechanisms of recovery of apex predators in Mediterranean marine protected areas (REDEMED) – Spanish Ministry for Economy and Competitiveness – Contract nº CGL2013-49039-R

2015. Development of climate change monitoring indicators in three pilot SPAMIs – UNEP/MAP – RAC/SPA

2014. Effectiveness of Rìa de Cedeira and Cabo de Palos – Islas Hormigas marine reserves for the conservation of elasmobranches: space use of rays Raja undulata and R. montagui, and sharks Scyliorhinus canicula and S. stellaris by ultrasonic telemetry, and management implications.

2014. PescaSOS – Sustainable management of fishing resources in the Murcia-Almería littoral – Fundación Biodiversidad – Spanish Ministry for Agriculture and Environment

2012-2014. Larval connectivity for effective MPA networks: a multidisciplinary approach (MAPACO) – FP7 – Marie Curie Actions – People – Intra-European Fellowships for Career Development (IEF) to Dr. Delphine Rocklin – Contract nº 302734

2012-2015. Reef ECOlogy and design of Marine PRotected Areas (RECOMPRA) – FP7 – Marie Curie Actions – People – International Research Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES) – Contract nº 295213

2012-2014. Initial Training Network for Monitoring Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas (ITN-MMMPA) – FP7 – Marie Curie Actions – People – Initial Training Networks – Contract nº 290056

2012. Development of Marine and Coastal Protected Areas (MPAs) in the Republic of Montenegro – UNEP/MAP – RAC/SPA

2012. Proposal of indicators of impact of climate change on Mediterranean marine biodiversity – UNEP/MAP – RAC/SPA

1995-2017. Monitoring of the Cabo de Palos – Islas Hormigas marine reserve – D.G. Fisheries – Regional Ministry for Agriculture and Water – Autonomous Government of Murcia (renewed annually)

2009-2012 ECOMERO – Evaluation of population dynamics and mobility of groupers – A comparison of fisheries and biological marine reserves – Fundación BBVA